Post Operative Management Of Anesthesia Billing

Post-Operative Pain Management and Epidural Catheters Surgeons routinely provide necessary post-operative pain managementservices and are reimbursed for these services through the global surgeryfee. The surgeon should manage post-operative pain except underextraordinary circumstances. Procedures involving major intra-abdominal,vascular and orthopedic, and intrathoracic procedures will be covered forpost-operative pain management by an anesthesiologist when medicallyindicated. Postoperative pain management…

Anesthesia Blood Gas Monitoring & Pre-Anesthetic Exams/Cancelled Surgery

Blood Gas Monitoring Blood gas monitoring performed as part of an anesthesiologist’s service is considered to be an integral part of the anesthesia service and is not reimbursed separately. Bundled Services 99100© Special anesthesia service99116© Anesthesia with hypothermia99135© Special anesthesia procedure99140© Emergency anesthesiaSeparate payment will not be allowed for these services; payment will be bundled…